Rental car pick-up and drop-off policies
Before you book your ferry travel check below to see if you can travel with your rental car. Not all rental car companies allow their vehicles to travel across the ferry.
Rental car companies where the vehicles are picked up/dropped off at either end and do not travel onboard the ship:
- Europcar
- Hertz
- Thrifty
- Ace rentals - If you aren't returning to the original island of pick-up
- Dollar Car Rental
Rental car companies that allow their vehicles to travel onboard the ship:
- Avis Rental Cars
- Budget Rental Cars
- Go Rentals
- Omega Rental Cars
- APEX Car Rental
- Enterprise
- Ezi Car Rental
- Scotties Rental Cars
- Snap Rentals
- Sixt Rental Cars
- Mode Rentals
- Ace Rentals - If you are returning to the original island of pick-up
Wellington - pick-up and drop-off locations
Returning your rental vehicle |
Collecting your rental vehicle |
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Apex Car Rentals |
If pre-arranged, customers can return their vehicle to Apex (186 Victoria St, Wellington) prior to sailing and be driven to the terminal by a member of their staff. You can also arrange to leave keys with Bluebridge staff and vehicle in our car park for Apex to collect. |
If pre-arranged, customers can return their vehicle to Apex (186 Victoria If pre-arranged customers can sign their paperwork at the Picton office and car/keys will be delivered to our Wellington terminal for you to collect upon arrival. |
Avis |
After drop off (25 Dixon St, Wellington) customers must find their own way to the terminal to catch the ferry. If pre-arranged Avis will collect car from terminal if keys left with our staff. |
Customers must make their own way to the Avis office to pick up their rental car. |
Thrifty |
Customers must find their own way back from the Thrifty office (38-44 Hania St, Wellington) after a drop off. If pre-arranged, Thrifty will collect the car from Bluebridge terminal car park if keys are given to terminal staff. |
Customers must make their own way to the Thrifty office to pick up their rental car. |
Ace Rentals |
Customers must find their own way back from the Ace Rentals office (38-44 Hania St, Wellington) after a drop off. If pre-arranged, Ace Rentals will collect the car from Bluebridge terminal car park if keys are given to terminal staff. |
Customers must make their own way to the Ace Rentals office to pick up their rental car. |
Budget |
Customers must find their own way back from the Budget office (81A Ghuznee Street, Wellington) after a drop off. If pre-arranged, Budget will collect the car from Bluebridge terminal car park if keys are given to terminal staff. |
Customers must make their own way to the Budget office to pick up their rental car. |
Hertz |
Customers must find their own way back from the Hertz office (38-44 Hania St, Wellington) after a drop off. If pre-arranged, Hertz will collect the car from Bluebridge terminal car park if keys are given to terminal staff. |
Customers must make their own way to the Hertz office to pick up their rental car. |
Ezi Rent Cars |
If pre-arranged they can pick up the rental car if left at Wellington Terminal. |
If pre-arranged they will leave the rental car at the Wellington Terminal for the customer to collect. |
Omega |
Will collect cars at Wellington branch. (77 Hutt Road, Pipitea) |
If pre-arranged they will leave the rental car at the Wellington Terminal for the customer to collect. |
Dollar Car Rental |
Customers must find their own way back from the Dollar Car Rental office (38-44 Hania St, Wellington) after a drop off. If pre-arranged, Dollar Car Rental will collect the car from Bluebridge terminal car park if keys are given to terminal staff. |
Customers must make their own way to the Dollar Car Rental office to pick up their rental car. |
Picton - pick-up and drop-off locations
Returning your rental vehicle |
Collecting your rental vehicle |
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Apex Car Rentals |
Office located at the Interislander Terminal. The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Apex will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Apex booth at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Avis |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where the Avis booth is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Avis will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Avis booth at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Thrifty |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where a Thrifty office is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Thrifty will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Thrifty office at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Ace Rentals |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where an Ace Rentals office is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. Ace Rentals DO NOT collect cars from our terminal. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Ace Rentals office at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Budget |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where a Budget office is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Budget will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Budget office at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Hertz |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where a Hertz office is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Hertz will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Hertz office at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Ezi Rent Cars |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where a Ezi Rent/Nationwide office is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Ezi Rent/Nationwide will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Ezi Rent office at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |
Omega |
The Omega office is located across the road from the Bluebridge terminal. If pre-arranged Omega will collect your car from the Bluebridge terminal if keys are left with Bluebridge staff. |
After disembarking and collecting luggage, customers can simply walk across the road to collect their vehicle. |
Dollar Car Rental |
The Bluebridge courtesy shuttle departs from the bus shelter outside the Interislander terminal (where a Dollar Car Rental office is located) 1 hour prior to each sailing. If pre-arranged Thrifty will collect your car from our terminal if keys are left with staff. |
Customers can take the Bluebridge courtesy shuttle to the Dollar Car Rental office at the Interislander terminal to pick-up their vehicle after collecting luggage from our terminal. |